Cabernet and Blends

Full deep red. Rich ripe cassis and blackberry fruit nose integrated with cedar, nutmeg and cinnamon nuances through maturation in predominantly French oak. The wine proudly shows its Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon pedigree. The palate displays an excellent depth and persistence of rich dark mulberry fruit with ripe, long tannins. It is full flavoured yet retains elegance and finesse.

A concentrated and rich bouquet of ripe blackcurrants and juicy black cherries. Underlying bay leaf, fresh tobacco, anise, clove and cumin enhances the nose with varietal lift and complexity, while floral nuances of lavender and violets add perfume and fragrance.An intense and well-appointed palate. Ripe currants and black forest fruits are abundant, with textures and layers that fold and intertwine. Dustiness, anise and cocoa characters complement the fruit, which is aligned with a lively acid structure, leading to a seamless tannin profile.

What more can we say about the Majella Cabernet? Universally regarded as one of Coonawarra's greatest wines, it continues to win trophies and medals throughout Australia and the world ...A near perfect rendition of Coonawarra cabernet,.......a distinguished wine with a very long future ahead. 95 points James Halliday... classic Coonawarra palate of ripe blackcurrant with black olive tapande as a savoury foil. Dense fine grained chocolaty tannin, acidity keeps it fresh and pushes out the length of palate. Like the adult flavours on offer here. Very good release for Majella.” – 93 Points Gary Walsh Winefront.com.au

Strong crimson hue; the estate-grown wine spent 12 months in French oak, emerging at the other end with the class and character one might expect to sell for $25 or more.It is perfectly sculpted, the varietal expression nigh on perfect, the balance and length likewise. Fruit descriptors are essentially superfluous, if you like cabernet, you will love this wine. 95 points James Halliday Top 100 Wines

Likely I won’t make any new friends by saying it, but most Australian red wine under $15 is kind of gross. Well, maybe not gross, but often they try too hard: too much cheap oak, sweetness, acid adjustment, high alcohol etc. etc. all at the expense of basic drinkability.Blueberry and mixed berries, wild herbs and nuts with a little chocolate. Medium bodied, light tannin with some grainy grip , balanced acidity and a nutty faintly perfumed herbal finish. Great mid-week drinking. Balance and value. Can’t recommend it highly enough. 90 points Gary Walsh Winefront.com.au

Deep red with scarlet highlights, cassis fruit with hints of mint make this wine a definitive Cabernet Sauvignon. Hints of vanilla, cinnamon and mocha from oak maturation have augmented the fruit and contribute complexity.The palate, with excellent blackberry fruit flavours within a medium bodied structure, has a beautiful persistence and long, soft tannins.

Deep crimson in colour with a complex array of blackberry, violets and plum aromas. On the palate pronounced blackberry characters are complemented with red currant, dried herb and anise nuances. A powerful palate with great length and finely structured with silky but persistent tannins.

Teusner’s The Gentleman Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the better value wines on the market at the moment. It’s grown at altitude in the Eden Valley. It’s minty and robust and at the deep end of medium bodied. There’s a lot of wine here.

Blackcurrant, mulberry and dark olive flavours flood the palate. It’s generally well ripened and flush with fruit, though if you wanted to be picky, the wine’s eucalypt/pine-like characters on the finish are so overt they almost give an impression of greenness. I don’t mention this as a negative; it’s just the profile of the wine. The overwhelming impression is, of course, that this is a strongly fruited wine of obvious quality and class – and excellent value. 92 points Winefront.com.au